Cracker Journal 11 (december 1988) reported, "Phil of Thrust was caught by the police. But the polive found only a few empty disks." He was interviewed for the following issue, Cracker Journal 12 (january 1989), where he explained that Thrust would cease to exist under the current name, but that most members would move on to Traitors - again under his leadership. He was interviewed again for Cracker Journal 16 (october 1989), by which time he had moved on to a new group again, Threat.